A report in the July 26 Science disputes the controversial notion that bright light applied to skin can reset a person’s biological clock.
In 1998, a research group reported, also in Science, that shining light on the back of a person’s knees could delay or advance the brain-driven daily rhythm that influences body temperature, wakefulness, and many other physiological features.
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